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Lois Livingston McMillen Fund is a named fund at the Connecticut Community Foundation that supports nonprofits providing critical services to victims of domestic violence and abuse in the Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills region of Connecticut.
Created in 2000 by Josephine and Russell McMillen in honor of their daughter, the fund distributes tens of thousands of dollars annually to organizations offering crisis hotlines, emergency shelter, transitional housing, counseling, advocacy, and support groups. Eligible applicants are nonprofits serving the Foundation's 21-town service area. Typical grant awards range from $5,000 to $15,000.
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Lois Livingston McMillen Fund - Connecticut Community Foundation Lois Livingston McMillen Fund Lois Livingston McMillen Fund A Family’s Love and Loss Leaves a Legacy to Help Women in our Community In 2000, Josephine and Russell McMillen created two funds at the Connecticut Community Foundation in honor of their daughter, Lois Livingston McMillen, an accomplished fine artist and champion of women’s rights whose life was tragically cut short.
The funds are a testament to Lois’ accomplishments and interests and, as her parents wished, recognize the contributions Lois would have made to her community in her lifetime. Through the funds, Lois’s legacy will last forever. One fund, the Lois Livingston McMillen Fund, reflects one of Lois’s passions: helping victims of domestic violence and abuse.
The fund provides tens of thousands of dollars each year to support agencies that provide critical services to women in our region. One current recipient, the Susan B. Anthony Project, uses its McMillen Fund grant to support a crisis hotline, emergency shelter, transitional housing, counseling, advocacy, and support groups.
“We’re honored that we’ve received support from the Lois Livingston McMillen fund since 2008,” said Barbara Spiegel, Executive Director of Susan B. Anthony Project. “Without this funding, we could not guarantee that we would have staff available at all times to support the numerous victims seeking assistance.
” Another recipient, Safe Haven of Waterbury, has been able to use McMillen funding over several years to enhance and expand a variety of services. “Most recently, grant support has allowed us to provide an Art Therapy program for adults who are victims of domestic violence or sexual assault.
This program has been extremely helpful for victims who are recovering from the trauma they have suffered,” explains Peggy Panagrossi, Executive Director at Safe Haven. The second fund – the Lois Livingston McMillen Memorial Scholarship Fund – provides scholarships to women studying the fine arts. Lois herself studied at the Parson’s School of Design and with McMillen Scholarships, many other women are able to follow in her footsteps.
Jessica Bonaventure, one of several McMillen scholarship recipients, has seen her dreams become reality. With the help of her scholarship, Jessica, a student in the Theatrical Design program at Fordham University, has already designed sets for a number of university and community productions. “With the generous support from the McMillen Scholarship, I am able to attend one of the best undergraduate theatre programs in the country.
By allowing me to pursue this education, I am gaining the tools that I will use throughout my successful career,” comments Bonaventure. With their generous gift, born out of loss but meant to provide hope, Josephine and Russell McMillen have ensured that their daughter will touch the lives of other women forever – Timeless Impact.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Nonprofit organizations serving Connecticut Community Foundation's 21-town service area, with a focus on Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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The Fund for Women & Girls Grant Program is sponsored by The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC). The Fund for Women & Girls, an initiative of TFEC, makes grants to local nonprofit organizations in specific South Central PA counties. The grants support projects that advance the lives of women and girls by providing opportunities to address basic needs, develop economic self-sufficiency, and strengthen health and safety needs.
VGF grants will be used to develop and/or support community-based entities to recruit, manage, and support volunteers. CNCS seeks to fund effective approaches that expand volunteering, strengthen the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit and retain skill-based volunteers, and develop strategies to use volunteers effectively to solve problems. Specifically, the VGF grants will support efforts that expand the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit, manage, support and retain individuals to serve in high quality volunteer assignments.Applicants that receive funding under this Notice may directly carry out the activities supported under the award, or may carry out the activities by making sub-grants to community-based entities, supporting volunteer generation at these entities.). Funding Opportunity Number: AC-05-25-21. Assistance Listing: 94.021. Funding Instrument: G. Category: O. Award Amount: $6.1M total program funding.